New York S 10531: Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters

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S10531 Summary:

BILL NOS10531 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11372

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3, Chap 435 of 2014

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Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters.

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BILL NOS10531 

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05/19/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1441

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A11372

&nbspA11372 AMEND= Rules (Schiavoni)

&nbsp05/14/2026referred to environmental conservation

&nbsp05/20/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/21/2026reported 

&nbsp05/21/2026rules report cal.200

&nbsp05/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.200

&nbsp05/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/28/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/28/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S10531

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1441

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/18/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp06/26/2026signed chap.152

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10531

 IN SENATE

 May 19, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 amending the environ-
 mental conservation law relating to defining spearguns and allowing
 recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters, in
 relation to extending the effectiveness thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 amending the
 2 environmental conservation law relating to defining spearguns and allow-
 3 ing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters,
 4 as amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 7 have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed June 1, [2026]
 8 2029.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15892-01-6

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